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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AXP, CME, GLW, DF, DNDN, DB, EXPE, KR, NEE, SOL, SAFM, TSN, VIP)

These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls.

American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
CME Group Inc.(NYSE: CME) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) Started as Overweight at HSBC.
Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) Raised to Hold from Sell at S&P Equity Research (late yesterday call).
Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) Started as Buy at BofA/ML (expanded details).
Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) Raised to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) Raised to Buy at UBS.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) Started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL) Started as Buy at Auriga.
Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
VimpelCom Ltd. (NYSE: VIP) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

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